What Makes Sleep Paralysis So Terrifying?

What causes sleep paralysis, and do you need to be worried?



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Have you ever had sleep paralysis? Let us know your experience in the comments.
Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories so far! It's not an easy thing to deal with sometimes.

[Superjoseph-vdzc]

When you can move but the demon doesn't disappear

**Boss music starts playing**

[ruminas]

My mum had sleep paralysis once and the terrifying figure she saw was me thanks mum

[HowtolucidOfficial]

Me: trying to relax, sleep, maybe lucid dream
My sleep paralysis: I’m boutta end this mans whole career

[MineZack]

Sleep peralesis demon: *Shows up*
Me, sleeping under a blanket: *My goals are beyond your understanding*

[bruh-rkyh]

* ignores videos and goes to comments to see people stories of sleep paralysis *

[iampansexual]

*When your legs don't work like they used to before*

[chucklesda]

Me: Has sleep paralysis and dies of heart attack
My mom: the phone caused this

[Zhu]

I haven’t had a sleep paralysis for years but I still remember how terrifying it was, especially when I tried to move and started panicking which made it a lot worst.

[GingerPale]

Had sleep paralysis after watching the newest chuckie movie earlier this year :( MY CHILDHOOD FEAR CAME BACK FOR ME AND IM 20. Oof :< it's the worst

[sua]

me: oh thanks god only 8% experienced it, can’t be me
“People with anxiety and/or depression are at higher risks of experiencing it”
me : *oh*

[greenchocolate]

"Me telling my brain to forget the scary movie"


"My brain the moment i said that" Remember that creepy smile in the hallway and blood dripping?

[sans-yozt]

Me: *having sleep paralysis*
Demon: *Chokes me*

Also me: *"Harder, daddy"*
Demon: _"What?"_
Also me: "what"?

[Aimai_]

When I was under sleep paralysis I was just casually pissing. I couldn’t even stop it.

[AG-dsdt]

I’ve had a sleep paralysis that a clown tickled my butt

[itToxic]

I think its also important to note that not all people with sleep paralysis hallucinate demons or things of the such. I have sleep paralysis and I have never seen, heard, or felt anything while paralyzed.

I am unable to open my eyes while paralyzed so that might contribute to it, and I also rarely ever get dreams in the first place.

[bluemccain]

if i could move i swear to god i would go full on doomslayer mode.

[ammarr]

Me telling my sleep paralysis story to my mum
Mum: its the damn phone

[wheetshire]

The absolute worst type of sleep paralysis is getting an itch you cannot scratch

[georgetsoukalas]

Ι have had 7 sleep paralysis experiences, and after the 5th it was not that bad. I still got a little bit scared, but I reminded myself that this has happened many times in the past, and it is going to give me another fun story to tell my family and my friends.